Japan’s Abe orders extra budget for earthquake reconstruction
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered his government on Sunday to compile an extra budget package to fund reconstruction from recent earthquakes that hit the south of the country, with an aim to put it into effect by June 1.
Post-Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal could take a decade, Obama tells BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – A trade deal between Britain and the United States could take five to 10 years to negotiate if Britain votes to leave the European Union at a June 23 referendum, U.S. President Barack Obama told the BBC in an interview broadcast on S…
Bangladesh professor hacked to death by Islamist militants
DHAKA (Reuters) – A university professor was hacked to death on Saturday in northwestern Bangladesh, police said, with Islamic State claiming responsibility for the latest in a series of attacks on liberal activists.
Congo Republic president names one-time opposition leader as PM
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso named former finance minister Clement Mouamba as prime minister, bringing a one-time opposition leader into the government, state television said on Saturday.
Serbia’s Vucic seeks mandate for EU talks, nationalists fight back
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic is asking Serbian voters on Sunday for four more years in power to pursue European Union membership, but he may have to contend with a resurgent ultra-nationalist opposition demanding closer ties wit…
Obama tells British youth: Don’t pull back from the world
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama implored young British people on Saturday not to pull back from the world, a day after sparking a row by bluntly telling Britain it should remain in the European Union to preserve its remaining global clou…
Germany seeking ‘safe zones’ in Syria to shelter refugees
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – Germany is seeking the creation of “safe zones” to shelter refugees in Syria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, an idea Turkey has long championed in the face of U.N. caution.
At least 12 dead in two Baghdad car bomb attacks: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed on Saturday in two separate car bomb attacks in Baghdad targeting security forces, police sources said.
Saudi king replaces minister for water and electricity
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman replaced the minister for water and electricity Abdullah al-Husayen on Saturday with Agriculture Minister Abdulrahman al-Fadhli, who will do the job on an acting basis, state media reported, citing a royal …
Turkey will take all measures to stop rocket fire on border town: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday all necessary measures will be taken to prevent missile fire in Kilis, a Turkish town bordering a region controlled by Islamic State militants in Syria.
